An Interesting Bumblebee

July 31, 2024 When walking in Golden, CO on July 16, I noticed an interesting bumblebee in the Russia Sage. The bumblebee had an orange belt on her abdomen. A search determined she was a Hunt’s bumblebee. The Hunt’s bumblebee is an important pollinator and is used commercially to pollinate tomatoes in greenhouses in Western […]

Bright Flash of Yellow

July 31, 2024 On July 14, we were walking in the Tin Cup Park. I was trying to get an artistic picture of curly dock/yellow dock seeds. They are a dark brown in amongst the greens, light browns and tans. A bit further on the trail, I saw a flash of yellow out of the […]

Another Walk in Tin Cup Park

July 11, 2024 On Sunday (July 7), we walked through Tin Cup Park again. I got some nice pictures of wildlife. After the walk, we sat outside, enjoying the cool day.

Flower of the Day with Bee Bum

June 24, 2024 In taking Nox out for a walk, Bruce and I noticed this bee on a thistle flower. This bee does not look like the European honeybee to me. The abdomen doesn’t look right; it is too wide and not yellow enough. The yellow strips are so light they are almost white. I […]

Lady Bug and a Wasp

June 14, 2024 I was walking Nox on the dog walk at the bottom of the ridge at Dakota Ridge RV Park. I took some pictures of flowers blooming along the path. I felt something crawling on my the back of my neck. I quickly knocked it off and looked to see what it was. […]

Cicadas Buzzing at Claystone Park in Georgia

May 31, 2024 While in Claystone Park (April 24 to May 1), the loud, constant metallic sound we heard sounded like big man-made machines. Bruce discovered there was a shredding company nearby and it seemed reasonable that was making the noise. Since the noise seemed to come from different spots, we thought the lake and […]

Butterfly Habitat Garden at Claystone Park on Lake Tobesofkee in Georgia

May 31, 2024 We enjoyed walking in Claystone Park. The trails are well kept. We decided to go see the butterfly habitat near the entrance of the park. There was a volunteer working on the garden. She mentioned that not many butterflies were out due to the weather. Since there was a sign saying dogs […]

A Couple of Stops Along Hwy 65

April 27, 2024 After our visit to the Louisiana State Cotton Museum, we rode back along Hwy 65 towards the RV. We had passed a sign saying Hot Pepper Sauce, so on our way back, rode down the short gravel road and pulled into the Panola Pepper Company. We were excited and hoping to get […]

Rain and More Rain, a Bit of Overflow at Lake Chicot

April 26, 2024 We got a lot of rain while staying at Pecan Grove RV Park. After the rain let up, we crossed the highway to see Lake Chicot. It was up over the bulkheads. We walked out along the pier and when we came back, there was a loud splash under the pier on […]

A Walk Around McGehee and Wiley A. McGehee Memorial Park

April 24, 2024 After our visit to the Japanese Internment Camps Museum in McGehee, we needed to walk around and process the information in the museum. McGehee has two pocket parks that we explored. After walking around for a bit, we geared up and rode towards Hwy 65. Once we were on Hwy 65, we […]